City Headquarters, Dresden Office Building, Saxony Architecture Development, German Design Project
City Headquarters in Dresden, Saxony
21 Apr 2021
Dresden City Headquarters
Architects: Barcode Architects and Tchoban Voss Architekten
Location: Dresden, Germany

Barcode Architects and Tchoban Voss Architekten have created the winning proposal for the prestigious design competition for the new Dresden City Headquarters. The 34,000m2 ‘Verwaltungszentrum’ is situated on a prominent inner city location and will be part of a larger urban transformation of the Ferdinandplatz. The project has been designed in close collaboration with the construction team partners Züblin / Strabag and Dressler Bau.

The Dresden City Headquarters has an inviting, all-sided character, with three urban windows carved from the volume. The opening at the Ferdinandplatz establishes a strong relation with the square while the window at the northside provides a unique panorama and connects to the monumental City Hall. A lifted green patio faces the Grosser Garten and reflects the green ambitions of the city.
From the Ferdinandplatz, citizens enter the building through an inviting city foyer. This open space will be a place for public interaction and accommodates the main reception area, the restaurant, and different public facilities. On both sides of the entrance two generous staircases lead up to the first floor. One staircase forms a large presentation podium ? or the ?agora? ? where debat...